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Student decisions and consequences
Webbink, H.D.
Publication date
1999
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Webbink, H. D. (1999). Student decisions and consequences.
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Contents
Part A Preliminary
1 Introduction 1 1.1 Subject of this thesis 1
1.2 Theoretical foundation 4
2 The project 'Verder Studeren' 13 2.1 History and organisation of 'Verder Studeren' 13
2.2 Background tables: student decisions and consequences
1991-1995 18 2.2.1 Differences between freshmen 19
2.2.2 Performance in higher education 21 2.2.3 Labour market experiences 25
Appendix The Dutch higher education system 29
3 Comparing final exams: The end of Posthumus Law 31 3.1 An inter-temporal comparison of final exams 31
Appendix Sample characteristics in 1982 and in 1991 38
Part B Decisions
4 Enrolment in higher education in the Netherlands 41
4.1 Introduction 41 4.2 A theoretical framework for the analysis of schooling choices 42
4.3 Data 44 4.4 Empirical results 46
4.5 Policy issues 50 4.6 Conclusions 52
5 University or higher vocational education: do students perceive a quality
difference? 55 5.1 Introduction 55 5.2 Theoretical background 56
5.3 Data and selection of variables 58 5.4 Differences in enrolment in university and higher vocational
education 61 5.5 Empirical results for the structural model 68
6 Is there a hidden technical potential? 75
6.1 Introduction 75 6.2 Theoretical background 76
6.3 Statistical model 79 6.4 Data and choice of variables 80
6.5 Empirical findings 82 6.6 Implications 85 6.7 Conclusions 88
Appendix Description of variables 90
7 Who wants to be a teacher? 91
7.1 Introduction 91 7.2 Empirical literature and statistical model 93
7.3 The data and choice of variables 95 7.4 The enrolment pattern for teacher studies 97
7.5 The expected returns from teaching 100
7.6 Conclusions 105
Part C Consequences
8 Drop out as an economic decision 109
8.1 Introduction 109 8.2 An economic model of drop out 110
8.3 Description of the data 115 8.4 Empirical results 119 8.5 Modifications of the model 126
8.5.1 Educational effort in the first year 127 8.5.2 The ratio of effort and educational production 128
8.6 Results of the replication compared with the previous work 129
8.7 Conclusions and positioning 130
9 Start and finish 133 9.1 Introduction 133 9.2 Data and choice of variables 133
9.3 Who is successful in the study started in 1991? 134
9.4 Re-enrolling after drop out? 139 9.5 Educational achievement 1991-1995 140
9.6 Delay in study duration 142 9.7 Results of entry selection 144 9.8 Determinants of educational performance: a summary 147
